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SOL Solana hits busiest trading week in history
Solana, a high-speed blockchain network known for its low-cost and fast transactions, recorded the busiest week in its history last week. According to analysis firm Blockworks, between August 17 and 23, 2026, the network processed approximately 1.32 billion non-voting transactions, setting a record high.
The exact figures show that the total number of transactions in these seven days was 1,318,488,650.
The true meaning behind the data
This number specifically counts non-voting transactions, excludes regular internal messages sent by verifiers to keep the network running, and only captures real user and application activity, such as transactions, transfers, and token redemption. This makes it a more realistic reflection of demand than raw transaction counts-raw data is often amplified by network overhead. The total number of approximately 1.32 billion transactions during the week exceeded Solana's peak in early 2026-when weekly activity had approached the 1 billion mark many times but never exceeded it.
A long-awaited record
Blockworks data dating back to Solana's early 2020 clearly demonstrates the decisive significance of this new high: In the network's history, the record of 1.32 billion has never been exceeded in any week. Activity climbed steadily in 2021, cooled during the bear market in 2022 - 2023, and then surged again from the end of 2024. This round of growth is largely driven by the Memecoin trading boom, making Solana a central hub for high-frequency, low-cost transactions.
After a brief pause in 2025, the trading speed accelerated sharply in 2026, approaching the level of 1 billion transactions for many weeks, until this record was broken.
This milestone further confirms why Solana has become one of the most watched blockchains for chain activity-it routinely processes more transactions than any other major network. For a blockchain whose selling points are speed and scale, the continued record throughput is a strong proof of what its supporters are proud of.
